PlayTV

Back in July 2004, we reviewed the iCube Play@TV , a wireless media server, which didn't do too well. iCube then came back at CES with a little different product, its mGate wireless TV Tuner. Connect this box to your broadcast connection (cable, antenna, or satellite), and it will stream the signal to your PC.

The incoming signal is encoded into an MPEG-4 file format and then wirelessly transferred to your PCs. Multiple users can watch the same program at the same time from multiple PCs. The wireless protocol is 802.11 b/g, but for people who need the speed of a wired connection, there are 10/100 Ethernet ports on the back of the unit.

Officials didn't have a hard shipping date or price.

Inclosia - The Touchy Feely Booth

It seemed that almost every CES attendee walking by the Inclosia booth, just had to touch their wood panel laptop and wooden Ipaq covers. Inclosia, partnering up with DOW Chemical, has developed a process to permanently bond metals, woods and fabrics onto plastics and laptop covers.

Inclosia officials said that the material cannot be scratched or peeled off. The secret is in the bonding process, which is done at 500 degrees Fahrenheit and a bone crushing 20000 PSI.